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• German officers cannot believe their luck

  Police forces invest heavily in training officers to help clamp down on drug use in society, but sometimes good old fashioned luck does the job for them. Two officers in Nuremberg couldn't believe their eyes when they saw a clubber lining up powdered amphetamines on the roof of an unmarked police car in a nightclub car park. The man had no idea... Posted Mar 10 2010, 09:19 AM by Guru Filed under: drugs, police, training

• PC Shiny Buttons doesn't get his man

  Guru was amused to see the nickname Scottish coppers have given one of their fellow officers following his decision to issue a penalty notice to a driver who was blowing his nose while stuck in traffic. Michael Mancini was fined £60 and handed three penalty points by police for "not being in control of his vehicle". He had been sitting in... Posted Mar 03 2010, 09:50 AM by Guru Filed under: crime, police, traffic, cops, penalty, officer, driver

• Man injures himself to avoid work

  The BBC is running a story about a hotel cleaner in Aberdeen who attacked himself with a boulder and a razor to avoid going to work. Steven Reid was on is way to work one day and just fancied a day off. Rather than phone in sick or fake a family tragedy like the rest of us would do, he cut his face repeatedly with a razor blade and picked up a boulder... Posted Aug 20 2009, 12:05 PM by Guru Filed under: absence, work, police, attack

• Number twos at Scotland Yard

  The mood is not good in Scotland Yard's central control room, where telephone operators have been told to log (no pun intended) their toilet breaks. Staff must log visits to the little boy's and girl's rooms as a 'code three' on a database. A spokesman has said that only the amount of breaks will be stored, not the "detail of... Posted Jul 30 2009, 10:04 AM by Guru Filed under: police, entertainment, health, Scotland Yard

• Pagan police gain new employment rights

  Police bosses have formally recognised pagans as a minority group and given the bobbies who practice witchcraft the same rights as other minority groups. Coppers in the new Pagan Police Association will have guaranteed holiday on the faith's festival days around summer solstice and Halloween. PC Andy Pardy, who set up the association, told Police... Posted Jul 17 2009, 03:41 PM by Guru Filed under: police, holiday, religion, pagan

• Stripper impersonates police officer

  Where would Guru be without the police? Few bloggers can boast as glorious and constant a source of inspiration. Nary a day goes by without a disciple sending in a police-related story. And today is certainly no exception. Scottish disciple Hamish has brought to Guru's attention a rare incidence of someone aspiring to be a member of the constabulary... Posted Jun 24 2009, 02:40 PM by Guru Filed under: Scotland, police, recruitment, entertainment, police property, G20, torture

• Police recruitment policies work - for dogs

  Police forces across the UK have been somewhat beleagured recently. They've been accused of violently quelling protests . They've even been accused of torturing suspects. Questions have been asked about their recruitment procedures. Who are they hiring, and why? But Guru is delighted to report that one recruit is proving his worth - and then... Posted Jun 23 2009, 10:40 AM by Guru Filed under: diversity, police, recruitment, training, entertainment

• Light sabre rattling at Strathclyde Police

  Eight police officers serving with Scotland's largest force - Strathclyde Police - have given their official religion as Jedi in voluntary diversity forms. There is as yet no information on whether they are good Jedi Knights - such as Luke Skywalker , Obi-Wan Kenobi and Yoda - or Jedis gone bad, like the black plastic garbed heavy breather Darth... Posted Apr 16 2009, 12:08 PM by Guru Filed under: Scotland, police, public sector, Jedi knights, religion, Strathclyde Police

• Quick clicks for your Friday afternoon - 30/1/2009

  This week's top five HR-related web treats for your Friday afternoon: 5. Best cities for salary growth 4. Workers triple pay in one afternoon 3. Females can't win at interviews 2. Police condemned for pretend bank robbers 1. Anonymous advice for your boss Read More... Posted Feb 01 2009, 08:33 AM by Guru Filed under: police, women, advice, interview, anonymous, boss, robbers, bank

• Cop out throws dim light on US police recruitment

  From the New York Times : A federal judge in the US has dismissed a lawsuit by a man who was barred from the New London police force because he scored too high on an intelligence test. In a ruling made public on Tuesday, judge Peter C Dorsey of the United... Posted Jun 16 2008, 05:00 PM by Guru Filed under: discrimination, intelligence, America, office antics, police, recruitment